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Several media practitioners participated in a sensitisation workshop hosted by the Office of the Children’s Advocate (OCA) on Monday, April 30 at the The Courtleigh in Kingston. Read More

The Office of  the Children’s Advocate (OCA) is mobilising resources to secure legal representation for children who have been detained under the State of  Emergency in St James. Children’s Advocate Diahann Gordon Harrison has declared this a necessity in light … Continued

A team from the Office of the Children’s Advocate is conducting an assessment, to determine what type of support it can give to the children who survived this morning’s (Jan 16) fire at the Walker’s Place of Safety. Children’s Advocate … Continued

The Office of the Children’s Advocate (OCA) has launched three social media manuals that will provide Internet safety guidelines for children and other stakeholders. The manuals, dubbed #BESOCIALBESMART, were launched during a function held at Knutsford Court Hotel on Monday … Continued

Children’s Advocate Diahann Gordon Harrison has insisted that there is no duplication of duties by the her office and the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA). The matter has come up following the handling of the placement of the … Continued

Adorned with a beautiful hand-painted mural, and outfitted with age-appropriate toys and furnishings, the new therapeutic playroom at the Office of the Children’s Advocate’s downtown Kingston offices will provide a safe and comfortable space for youngsters who have suffered traumatic … Continued

The Office of the Children’s Advocate (OCA) has launched three social media manuals that will provide Internet safety guidelines for children and other stakeholders. The manuals, dubbed #BESOCIALBESMART, were launched during a function held at The Knutsford Court Hotel today … Continued

  Share to FacebookShare to TwitterShare to LinkedInShare to WhatsAppShare to MessengerShare to EmailShare to TelegramShare to More456 The Children’s Advocate Diahann Gordon Harrison has criticised a move by broadcaster Jenny Jenny to use her radio show to interview the 12 year-old victim … Continued

More than 70,000 children in Jamaica were reported abused between 2007 and 2015 and the rights of hundreds more have been violated since then, but the Office of the Children’s Advocate (OCA) has been hard-pressed to investigate many of these … Continued

STATE minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information Floyd Green is imploring Jamaicans to do more to protect the nation’s children by telling what they know about incidents of child abuse. “As a society, are we doing enough?…I … Continued